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Future Farmers ? Exploring Youth Aspirations for African Agriculture
Demographic trends point to more young people in the African population than ever before – approximately 70 percent of Africa’s 1 billion people is under the age of 30. Across the continent many young people are reportedly choosing not to pursue livelihoods in agriculture, especially as farmers. If this is...
2010 - Future Agricultures Consortium
Artículo
Le conseil agricole, une démarche porteuse à l'épreuve des réalités : premières leçons d'une expérience de changement d'échelle au Nord Cameroun
La Société de développement du coton du Cameroun (SODECOTON) utilise le conseil comme une innovation pour réformer sa démarche d’appui aux producteurs. L’objectif de cette recherche était d’étudier la transformation des dispositifs d’appuis aux producteurs à partir de l’analyse de l’application du conseil. Le dispositif comprend la SODECOTON, les producteurs et les...
Cameroon
2010
Estudio de caso
Good
for
who? Supermarkets
and
small
farmers
in
South Africa
A critical
review
of
current
approaches
to
market
access
for
small
farmers
in
developing
countries
Small‐scale
agriculture
is
one
of
the
few
tools
available
to
support
improved
rural
livelihoods
on
a
significant
scale
in
South
Africa.
Access
to
output
markets
is
a
key
obstacle
for
small
farmers
in
generating
higher
incomes.
Thus,
the
rise
of
modern
markets
(supermarkets
in
particular)
is
generally
viewed
as
positive
for
the
rural
poor,
although
most
commentators
accede
that
there
are
challenges
to
be
overcome
in
obtaining
access
to
...
South Africa
2010 - Stellenbosch University
Artículo de revista especializada
Evaluation of women farmers’ perception of the impact of Women-In-Agriculture programme on yield, income and decision-making power in South-eastern Nigeria
One of the reasons that necessitated the establishment of Women-in-Agriculture (WIA) Programme in 1989 was the perception that women farmers were not having adequate access to extension services compared to their male counterparts. Feminists argued that the inadequate access to extension services resulted in women farmers having poor farm yields,...
Nigeria
2010 - University of Abuja
Documento/nota de orientación
Agricultural mechanization and the smallholder farmers in Nigeria
The majority of Nigeria’s smallholder farmers are often too poor to employ modern tools, such as tractors and ploughs, even with substantial government support. In this respect, an agricultural mechanization policy would need effective targeting with regard to particular farming activities and types of farmers for which different forms of...
Nigeria
2010 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Documento de la Conferencia
Market-chain innovation enhances smallholders’ access to markets: Insights from the sweet potato sub-sector in Uganda
Smallholder farmers in developing countries such as Uganda are faced with the difficulty of accessing sustainable markets. Such farmers include those growing sweet potato, and are becoming increasingly marginalized as urban markets demand better quality, quantity and sustainable supply of agricultural commodities. Research and Development (R&D) actors on the other...
Uganda
2010 - Mukono Ronal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MUZARDI)
Documento de la Conferencia
Unveiling opportunities of farming trees in Malawi: Economic impact of integrating trees on smallholder agriculture
The aim of this research is to raise and provide empirical evidence for promoting tree farming in Malawi. It addresses questions such as: Is tree farming a viable system for small-scale farmers in Malawi? Trees have multiple products for subsistence use and are also a source of income security to...
Malawi
2010 - University of Malawi
Documento de trabajo
What is a 'smallholder'?
Class-analytical perspectives on small-scale farming and agrarian reform in South Africa
This paper argue that a class-analytic perspective centred on the key concepts of ‘petty commodity production’ and ‘accumulation from below’ is essential for understanding the differentiated character and diverse trajectories of small-scale agriculture within capitalism. The paper explores the policy implications of such a class-analytic approach, and proposes that land...
South Africa
2010 - Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS)
Documento de trabajo
Smallholder agriculture in East Africa
Trends, constraints and opportunities
Despite the importance of smallholder agriculture in East Africa, the strategic, conceptual and empirical analysis in the context of the crisis, which would guide policymakers and development practitioners in their efforts to revitalise agriculture in the aftermath of the crisis, is sparse. Moreover, recent studies tend to examine specific constraints...
Ethiopia - Kenya - Uganda - United Republic of Tanzania
2010 - African Development Bank
Estudio de caso
Technology for improved income of smallholder pineapple
Pineapple is by far the most important crop within the horticultural sub-sector of the Ghanaian economy. The crop employs over 15,000 individuals out of which 40% are women and generates rural incomes of over 6 million USD. Large and medium commercial farms account for about 70% of production with the...
Ghana
2010 - SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Artículo de blog
Dar voz a los hombres y mujeres de medio rural a través de Dimitra
Las mujeres y la tierra, los problemas relacionados con el VIH a los que se enfrentan las mujeres de Kenya y la creación de redes de mujeres en la República Democrática del Congo. Estos son solo algunos de los temas tratados en el boletín de Dimitra de la primavera de 2010.
Dar voz a las poblaciones rurales, en particular a las mujeres, es el principal objetivo de Dimitra, un proyecto participativo de información y comunicación en la FAO. Dimitra también pretende destacar las contribuciones de las poblaciones rurales a sus comunidades para poner de relieve su papel decisivo en el desarrollo.
Este proyecto...
Niger
2010 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Estudio de caso
Making agricultural demonstrations work
The case of raising smallholder banana production in Zimbabwe
A livelihoods study by SNV in 2007 concluded that it was possible to increase the income of banana producers four-fold by increasing productivity and quality per acre grown by the average household. To take up this method, a robust and effective method of transforming the mindset and practices of farmers...
Zimbabwe
2010 - SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Vídeo
Livestock Insurance for Pastoralists in Kenya
January 2010 saw the launch of the world's first livestock insurance for remote African pastoralists as a result of years of research.
Kenya
2010 - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Artículo de revista
Indigenous Knowledge
In this issue of BAOBAB, we focus on the importance of indigenous knowledge as a key for sustainable agriculture. This knowledge has the potential to play an important role in conserving natural resources, finding food alternatives and reducing the use of chemicals in production of materials. In this issue partnerships...
2010 - Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN)
Artículo de revista
Enhancing Small-scale Livestock Production
This first issue after the merger of the old Baobab with the Kilimo Endelevu Africa (KEA) looks at the importance of livestock in the livelihoods of farmers. Livestock is an integral part of most family farms, and fulfills many functions such as food, assets and fertilizer. This issue focuses on...
Kenya - Malawi - Uganda
2010 - Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN)
Artículo de revista
Water Management and Food Security in Africa
This issue of Baobab focuses on access to water for sustainable agriculture and livelihoods, its management and policies, or lack of them, which can regulate its effective and efficient use. In a region that highly relies on rainfall for food production, a lot needs to be done in agricultural water...
Malawi
2010 - Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN)
Artículo de revista
Partnerships for Learning
This issue of the BOABAB focuses on partnerships for learning: forging partnerships, expanding networks, including different stakeholders and meanwhile promoting sustainable agriculture. Not only do the partnerships prove important in farming matters but also in how people effected by HIV and AIDS are able to cope, improve their lives and...
2010 - Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN)
Libro
Le Système National de Vulgarisation et d’appui Conseil Agricoles (SNVACA)
Adoptée en 2007, elle vise à assurer à l’ensemble des acteurs ruraux, l’accès équitable au foncier, la garantie de leurs investissements et la gestion efficace des différends fonciers dans le but de promouvoir une agriculture productive et durable. Cette politique est renforcée par la loi N°034‐2009/AN portant régime foncier rural...
Burkina Faso
2010
Estudio de caso
Problems facing small scale farmers in Isingiro District, Uganda
Focus on Bananas
The study aimed at examining how the policies and regulations in place (or lack thereof) impact on smallscale banana farmers in Isingiro district and share possible solutions with the government, farmers, interested donors and other stakeholders.
Uganda
2010 - ACORD Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development
Estudio de caso
Technology for improved income of smallholder pineapple producers
Pineapple is by far the most important crop within the horticultural sub-sector of the Ghanaian economy. The crop employs over 15,000 individuals out of which 40% are women and generates rural incomes of over 6 million USD. Large and medium commercial farms account for about 70% of production with the...
Faroe Islands
2010 - SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
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